And Memorial Day Has Gone

THE MASTERS DEGREE - Wow!  It has been nearly two weeks since Boonville, Arrow Rock, Rocheport, and Warm Springs Ranch, but with scenery and social activities like that, the weekend will be hard to forget!  Again, I want to express my deepest gratitude to the officers and other members of the Dogwood Trailblazers, the Pace Setters Volkssport Club, the Clay-Platte Trackers, the St. Louis-Stuttgart Volksmarch Club, the Illinois Trekkers, and the World Wide Walkers for a fabulous multi-event weekend!  And another kudo to Deb and Missy!

     As a number of you know, my wife, Judy, and I were immediately off to New York City on Memorial Day to be with our only son, Justin, as he received his Masters Degree (an MPA).  We spent a week and far too much money with him, but it appears to have been worth it.  Occasions like that are very special and this was no exception!  Judy and I only arrived back in South Central Region on Monday, June 4th, and in Tulsa on Wednesday, June 6th.  Consequently, I haven't been boring you with regular blurbs on this blogspot.

     But here come some more  .  .  .  .

CONVENTION ROOM BLOCK RESERVATIONS ARE NOW OPEN -  Hotel room reservations for the 2013 Biennial Convention can now be made by calling 1.800.380.6751. A reservation form is located on the left side of the AVA Homepage. If you call, be sure to request the AVA convention room block.

The negotiated rate of $99 applies only to the Convention dates, Monday, April 29th thru Friday, May 3, 2013. The overall dates including the pre and post events are April 27th thru May 5th.

Hotel information: Orlando Airport Marriott, 7499 Augusta National Drive, Orlando, Florida 32822-5015.

LOUISIANA CAPITAL WALK -  The location of the Louisiana State Capital Walk in Baton Rouge has been temporarily changed to New Orleans, Louisiana, effective immediately. This change was necessitated by the inactivation of the volkssport club in Baton Rouge. The Capital City event is now being hosted by the Crescent City Volkssport Club, AVA-473.

The AVA Special Program, Walking the United States: FIFTY-ONE CAPITALS ROGRAM, on the LA line, now can be stamped with the YR076 IVV Certification Stamp. The official event designation is New Orleans – State Capital/French Quarter Walk. Event details are listed in the Starting Point 2012 (page 259) or on the AVA Website. 

For history buffs: New Orleans served as the capital of Louisiana from 1812 – 1849 except for a brief period from 1830 - 1831.

Ken
Ken Miles

AVA SC Region Director

918-745-0212